The renovations to Lenovo Center for next NHL season will feature “new premium experiences along the ice,” according to Dane Huffman of the TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL. The ice level, what team officials call the “Event Level,” will add “five to seven bunker suites next year, generally accommodating 16 fans.” The fans will “have access to a bunker inside the bowl of the arena and then a short walk to their seats in the first two rows of the arena.” An ice-level premium club called the Lenovo Legend Club also “will be on the lower level and offer new, higher-end options for fans.” Hurricanes Holdings CEO Brian Fork and President Doug Warf both said that interest in the premium experiences “has been high.” Huffman notes the 58 suites are “basically sold out,” and the Hurricanes are “looking at ways to add a variety of options for premium packages.” The 300 level also will be “revamped and refreshed for the 2025-26 season, with more grab-and-go market options.” But the “most notable change will be the removal of three sections to create a new ‘view bar,’ where fans can hang out in essentially a sports bar with a view of the ice.” Other changes “are coming on the upper levels,” including “removing some stairwells to create more space for fans to hang out.” Fork indicated that the goal is to “create a better experience that gets more fans coming to games more often, buying T-shirts and merchandise” (TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/3).
Lenovo Center set for new bunker suites, premium club in renovation
